Imagine if... Exhibition: 10 July to 30 August 2017

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Imagination drives creativity and innovation. It allows us to envision and escape to worlds beyond our own, to times other than the here and now. It turns boxes into racing cars, dining chairs and blankets into pirate forts, and dress-ups into sweeping ball gowns. Imagination is behind every fairy tale and picture book we cherish from our childhoods.

In a celebration of the wonderful and rich imaginations that bring our children’s picture books to life, the CBCA and the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature (NCACL) have partnered to create Imagine if…, an exhibition like no other.

The exhibition will showcase 40 pieces of original artwork from the never-before-seen CBCA’s Children’s Book Week archives, complemented by several gems from the NCACL collection.

Bob Graham, three-time CBCA Picture Book of the Year and Kate Greenaway medal-winner, has created a wonderful artwork to promote the exhibition. The original will be raffled to help cover the costs of the event.

Further information about the Imagine if… exhibition and the raffle can be found on the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature website here.

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